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. >> reporter: president obama has said u.s. troops will be home by christmas. but commanders say thousands of them will have to stay in kuwait for a few more months. about 4,000 forces remain inside iraq. they're packing up the last two u.s. bases there. some have mixed feelings about leaving. they are happy to head home but concerned about iraq's future. >> i really do hope the best for the iraqi people. this has been really hard. >> reporter: many iraqis are glad to see the american forces go. this man says, the u.s. has only sewn seeds of division and sectarianism. others are optimistic about their future saying they are confident the iraqi police and military can secure their country and protect it from terrorism. and panetta also acknowledged the difficulties iraqis will no doubt face in the years ahead. it's hard to believe after all this time it's finally over. >>> tar yeah, nine years is a long time but certainly, there has to be some concerns about the troops pulling out completely from iraq. >> reporter: you bet. some military experts are concerned. t
. >> reporter: president obama has said u.s. troops will be home by christmas. but commanders say thousands of them will have to stay in kuwait for a few more months. about 4,000 forces remain inside iraq. they're packing up the last two u.s. bases there. some have mixed feelings about leaving. they are happy to head home but concerned about iraq's future. >> i really do hope the best for the iraqi people. this has been really hard. >> reporter: many iraqis are glad to see the...
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last month president obama took steps to change that. he signed a bill into law that gives businesses a tax credit for hiring veterans. >>> the final u.s. troops are supposed to be out of iraq by december 31st. but it appears that military officials will have to pull out completely ahead of schedule. >>> former prisoner of war jessica lynch wraps up her student teaching today as she prepares to graduate from college tomorrow. lynch was taken prisoner in iraq during an ambush in march of 2003. u.s. special forces rescued her several days later. she joined the army at age 18 to earn money for college and become a teacher, and tomorrow the 28-year-old mom graduates from west virginia university with a degree in education. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to wikileaks will make his first court appearance tomorrow. former intelligence analyst bradley manning has been in custody since his arrest in june of 2010. the military tribunal is taking place at fort meade maryland. >>> and here is a s
last month president obama took steps to change that. he signed a bill into law that gives businesses a tax credit for hiring veterans. >>> the final u.s. troops are supposed to be out of iraq by december 31st. but it appears that military officials will have to pull out completely ahead of schedule. >>> former prisoner of war jessica lynch wraps up her student teaching today as she prepares to graduate from college tomorrow. lynch was taken prisoner in iraq during an ambush...
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percent say iran only four percent say the iraqi people benefited the most from the war but president obama is touting the pullout as a victory fulfilled promise he made during his campaign one of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the american military. to want iraq's future will be in the hands of its people america's war in iraq will be old. bud just today several bombs rocked baghdad killing at least sixty nine people the explosions appear to have hit mostly shiite sections of the city it's the worst violence iraq has seen in months no one has claimed responsibility but it's believed sunni insurgents are behind it here you are looking at scenes from the chaos today ambulances and police rushing from scene to scene and smoke clouds billowed out of the various blast sites as many as twelve bombs exploded in what was clearly an organized attack well amid the increased violence what did the u.s. really accomplish in the war in iraq tell me analyze this earlier i was joined by brian becker he is the national coordinator of the answer coalition after a decade of fighting in hop
percent say iran only four percent say the iraqi people benefited the most from the war but president obama is touting the pullout as a victory fulfilled promise he made during his campaign one of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the american military. to want iraq's future will be in the hands of its people america's war in iraq will be old. bud just today several bombs rocked baghdad killing at least sixty nine people the explosions appear to have hit mostly shiite sections...
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. >> president obama called speaker boehner. >> the president reiterated his commitment to work with congress to extend the payroll tax cut for the entire year. >> no action means payroll taxes will jump about $20 a week for a worker making $50,000 a week. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if the deal gets passed, this is far from over. >> the current stalemate is basically over how to pay for extending the tax cut for a full year without adding to the deficit. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. explosions rocked baghdad this morning leaving more than a dozen dead. a chase to the streets of orlando is caught on tape. this is 95 north of 152. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. ♪ so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a safeway smoked shank half ham for just 99 cents a pound. need last minute gifts? safeway has hundreds of gift cards. including itunes and many others. safeway. ingredients for life. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 58 degrees downtown at the
. >> president obama called speaker boehner. >> the president reiterated his commitment to work with congress to extend the payroll tax cut for the entire year. >> no action means payroll taxes will jump about $20 a week for a worker making $50,000 a week. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if the deal gets passed, this is far from over. >> the current stalemate is basically over how to pay for extending the tax cut for a full year without adding to the deficit....
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in an interview with "people" magazine the obamas talked about family life these days. neither daughter is allowed on facebook. while they admit to being technologically behind the obamas have a dvr in the white house. they like watching "modern family" and the president said he likes grittier shows like "boardwalk empire" and "homeland." it's the talk of the web, what did vladimir putin do to his face? pictures of putin from just a while back compared to a televised appearance today show something's up. in the great tradition of our own aging hollywood stars putin has looked different lately and finds it a little more difficult than usual to crack a smile. there is a joke going around russia to the effect of "who says there are no new faces in russian politics"? >>> the golden globe nominations are out. cloony got three nominations, gosling got two. and maybe audio is overrated. the first silent film in years in genre lease, "the artist" got the most nominations. "the descendants" and "the help" did well. it is the annual curtain raiser for the oscars. >>> up next toni
in an interview with "people" magazine the obamas talked about family life these days. neither daughter is allowed on facebook. while they admit to being technologically behind the obamas have a dvr in the white house. they like watching "modern family" and the president said he likes grittier shows like "boardwalk empire" and "homeland." it's the talk of the web, what did vladimir putin do to his face? pictures of putin from just a while back compared to...
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bush dick cheney and of course those who came after him including those from the obama administration that was. their policy and you know earlier we presented these statistics. portrays the way that the iraqis feel about the war after the u.s. has pulled out and a very very small percentage of the rockies feel that they benefited from the war who did benefit from this war well of course american military contractors hello burton those who go to the big contracts for the reconstruction during the occupation forces they made a lot of money the pentagon generally made a lot of money spent two trillion dollars i think that's the real budget then all that money goes to american contractors and corporations they profit but four thousand five hundred plus american soldiers died tens of thousands had life changing rooms you know as you'll report there are rising tide of american suicides among some american military people who've been deployed over and over again and the big losers are of course the iraqi people they lived at peace they had a nationally unified country they had relative afflu
bush dick cheney and of course those who came after him including those from the obama administration that was. their policy and you know earlier we presented these statistics. portrays the way that the iraqis feel about the war after the u.s. has pulled out and a very very small percentage of the rockies feel that they benefited from the war who did benefit from this war well of course american military contractors hello burton those who go to the big contracts for the reconstruction during...
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president obama celebrated. >> the american economy now created in the private sector jobs for the past 21 months in a row. near nearly 3 million jobs in all. >> reporter: people who have given up looking for work were not counted and the republicans still say the president has failed. >> the american people want action on jobs and they want it now. >> reporter: presidents obama and clinton argued today for middle class tax cuts and stimulus paid for by a tax hike on the rich. competing versions on how to get the nation hiring more workers like boundary stone restaurant. >> two main concerns. of those people that are still on the unemployed list, how many are being counted and how many removed themselves because they're so frustrated? is the figure larger than that? can the republicans and democrats get together enough to push forward some of this plans on the table, including the payroll tax cut which would eventually encourage companies to hire more workers. >> going into the holidays and the fact people have to loosen their purse strings, how much this perception the job market getti
president obama celebrated. >> the american economy now created in the private sector jobs for the past 21 months in a row. near nearly 3 million jobs in all. >> reporter: people who have given up looking for work were not counted and the republicans still say the president has failed. >> the american people want action on jobs and they want it now. >> reporter: presidents obama and clinton argued today for middle class tax cuts and stimulus paid for by a tax hike on the...
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president obama marks the end of the iraq war with those two words. >>> and casing of the colors. halfway around the world, u.s. troops prepare for their own farewell ceremony. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with the end of a long and painful era. a hisser to edge page is turning in iraq today, after nearly nine years and some 4500 lost lives. msnbc contributor colonel jack jacobs will be with us as we bring you live coverage from the end of baghdad for the end of mission ceremony. president obama and the first lady were at fort bragg, north carolina, paying tribute to our troops. all but around 150 u.s. service members will be out of iraq by the new year. kristen welker reports. >> hello, ft. bragg. >> reporter: appearing before a sea of members at ft. bragg, the president and the first lady marked a pivotal moment in the nash's history. after nine years in iraq, all the troops are returning. >> welcome home. welcome home. welcome home. >> reporter: the speech, a tribu
president obama marks the end of the iraq war with those two words. >>> and casing of the colors. halfway around the world, u.s. troops prepare for their own farewell ceremony. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with the end of a long and painful era. a hisser to edge page is turning in iraq today, after nearly nine years and some 4500 lost lives. msnbc...
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the obamas spent the holidays with a small group of friends and family. no public events are planned for the president during his vacation. and veronica johnson is here. good morning. hope you had a great holiday. >> i had a fabulous holiday. the weather cooperating. a lot of kids getting their bikes and toys for outside. another nice day coming our way today. >> little breezy out there this morning. >> little breezy. >>> that wind is going to stay with us. even though we're getting up to 50 degrees, the wind is out of the north/northwest at 13 miles per hour. some scattered cloud cover around the area, but we are currently at 46 degrees. you can see a few clouds to the north and west of our area. overall, a mostly sunny day. temperature at 43 degrees in rockville. 43 in gaithersburg and olney. 44 over in falls church and around reston. there's a look at the wind. wind gusts currently anywhere from 17 miles per hour in frederick, maryland, to 28-mile-per-hour gusts being reported in annapolis, maryland. going up to a high temperature today right around 50
the obamas spent the holidays with a small group of friends and family. no public events are planned for the president during his vacation. and veronica johnson is here. good morning. hope you had a great holiday. >> i had a fabulous holiday. the weather cooperating. a lot of kids getting their bikes and toys for outside. another nice day coming our way today. >> little breezy out there this morning. >> little breezy. >>> that wind is going to stay with us. even...
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ending the deployment was a key election promise by obama. the fact, he wants those u.s. soldiers back home for -- in fact, he wants those u.s. soldiers back home for christmas. iraqi soldiers have their concerns. >> they have invested a lot of time and money in setting up their businesses. business has boomed under the watchful eye of u.s. troops in the country. with the military set to leave at the end of the year, he is very concerned about the future. so are many of his fellow iraqi's. >> i am worried about my plantations. i have invested more than 50,000 euro's in them. there are other projects that i am anxious about. >> this is one of them. the construction of a new police station in a problem neighborhood in baghdad. in the past, it has witnessed gunfire between terrorists and militia members. they cut 30,000 euro's into this building as an investment in greater security. >> this road used to be extremely dangerous. people used to call this area that's zone. >> attacks and violence used to be a daily occurrence in iraq. attacks and violence between the shiites and
ending the deployment was a key election promise by obama. the fact, he wants those u.s. soldiers back home for -- in fact, he wants those u.s. soldiers back home for christmas. iraqi soldiers have their concerns. >> they have invested a lot of time and money in setting up their businesses. business has boomed under the watchful eye of u.s. troops in the country. with the military set to leave at the end of the year, he is very concerned about the future. so are many of his fellow...
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a president that president obama won in 2008. mitt romney has an op ed in the local paper excoriating the president for his lack of action in lowering the unemployment rate. i wander what you headache of that. this should be an apolitical moment for the country and romney is highlighting what he sees as president obama's shortcomings. >> romney said that the withdrawal from iraq was a mistake. he criticized it and he also suggested it is a good idea to private size the health care system under the va system. romney's politics is curious use and out of touch where the min stream american opinion is. >> and he opposed the approach to libya. his record on national security -- well there isn't one but his viewpoint raise questions. but i also think that the speech today is what people across the country like to see about the president whether you are a democrat and don't pay attention or an independent or republican he showed decisiveness and leadership. >> he was the commander-in-chief. >> no one would have thought nine years ago wh
a president that president obama won in 2008. mitt romney has an op ed in the local paper excoriating the president for his lack of action in lowering the unemployment rate. i wander what you headache of that. this should be an apolitical moment for the country and romney is highlighting what he sees as president obama's shortcomings. >> romney said that the withdrawal from iraq was a mistake. he criticized it and he also suggested it is a good idea to private size the health care system...
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. >> obama praised the efforts of american troops in liberating iraq, but he forgot that the occupation created destruction and violence. >> if the americans have achieved anything, he says, they achieve that for their own benefit. as for iraqis, they paid the high price and you can see by the killings and violence. in fallujah, near baghdad, they filled the streets to mark the withdrawal. in 2004, this city bore the brunt of an american offensive to try to stem the insurgency. at its height, 170,000 troops were here. a high stress and unpredictable combat and encounters with people and causes people find hard to understand. even now, iraq is far from secure. hundreds are still killed every month and there is much thought that with american troops gone, the next stage of the struggle is about to begin. humphrey hawksley, bbc news. prime ministery joins me now live from baghdad. thank you for being with us here on "gmt." what is your assessment of these it and half years where you have foreign troops on your soil? >> well, there have been difficulties. we have had some successes together
. >> obama praised the efforts of american troops in liberating iraq, but he forgot that the occupation created destruction and violence. >> if the americans have achieved anything, he says, they achieve that for their own benefit. as for iraqis, they paid the high price and you can see by the killings and violence. in fallujah, near baghdad, they filled the streets to mark the withdrawal. in 2004, this city bore the brunt of an american offensive to try to stem the insurgency. at...
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president obama signed a bill last month into law giving businesses a tax credit for hiring veterans. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> we are facing yet another possible government shutdown. once again, it's because lawmakers can't seem to reach an agreement to keep the government funded after friday. another thing they are arguing over is extending that payroll tax cut. today president obama warned lawmakers that they better reach a deal fast. >> this congress cannot and should not leave for vacation until they have made sure that that tax increase doesn't happen. >> no more showboats. i think it's just time to legislate. i think america needs to see us earning our paychecks. >> a new pew research center poll released today shows americans are more unhappy with congress than ever before. the poll shows a whopping two- thirds of voters believe that most members of congress should be removed from office next year. >>> good news for home buyers. fixed mortgage rates dropped again to record lows. freddie mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.94%
president obama signed a bill last month into law giving businesses a tax credit for hiring veterans. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> we are facing yet another possible government shutdown. once again, it's because lawmakers can't seem to reach an agreement to keep the government funded after friday. another thing they are arguing over is extending that payroll tax cut. today president obama warned lawmakers that they better reach a deal fast. >> this congress...
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and while police forces play dirty president obama is trying to play nice with iraqi prime minister al maliki today trying to coerce him away from the so-called dark side another country on america's long list of enemies iran but that could be easier said than done so eight years and billions of dollars later what has the u.s. actually achieved in the war in iraq. and good evening it is monday december twelfth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching our team. well take a look now at some new developments in the occupy wall street movement over the last few days two camps in major metropolitan cities were shut down and cleared out by police you see here this is boston police there very early saturday morning took apart the occupy camp there protesters had been there about two and a half months about fifty people were arrested and it was a similar scene in san francisco late last week although there seventy people were arrested witnesses say police in riot gear gave protesters five minutes to clear the area then clear rest the rest of the camps themselves police th
and while police forces play dirty president obama is trying to play nice with iraqi prime minister al maliki today trying to coerce him away from the so-called dark side another country on america's long list of enemies iran but that could be easier said than done so eight years and billions of dollars later what has the u.s. actually achieved in the war in iraq. and good evening it is monday december twelfth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching our team. well take a...
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troop withdrawal was set in two thousand and eight and while the obama administration initially tried to extend the deadline the official transfer of power came sixteen days ahead of schedule on december sixteenth two thousand and eleven right now the u.s. and iraqi governments are working on a new type of diplomatic relations building a new type of trust if you will but now the next step is in the hands of the iraqi government to move the country forward as america's influence waned political infighting and sectarian divisions in the iraqi parliament have diminished as well during the rockies for a very strong future but as iraq appears to move past this dark chapter they have a message for their former occupiers to our friends america. police another amnesty. because you are a mystic is a great mistake it affects you. but is teach also your future relations and friends are few right now in a region in which america's reputation is in friends in the eyes of many in iraq john thomas. twenty twelve is almost here it is said to be the year indeed of the presidential election as the us r
troop withdrawal was set in two thousand and eight and while the obama administration initially tried to extend the deadline the official transfer of power came sixteen days ahead of schedule on december sixteenth two thousand and eleven right now the u.s. and iraqi governments are working on a new type of diplomatic relations building a new type of trust if you will but now the next step is in the hands of the iraqi government to move the country forward as america's influence waned political...
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obama also said. they're going to face terrorism, something reiterated by mr. panetta, challenges to democracy, challenges to the establishment of their future. and while this doesn't really make a huge amount of difference in practical terms, in terms of getting boots off the ground, as it were, that has largely happened. in terms of american involvement in the day-to-day practical sense in the security of the country, that has largely come to a conclusion. of course, the symbolism takes us right back short of nine years now. that's highly important, and worth remembering, as the americans mark their departure from the scene, the tens of thousands, as my colleague, jim muir, was saying a short while ago, the figure is as high as 150,000 iraqis who have lost their lives in the course of those long nine years. >> ladies and gentlemen, let us pray. almighty god, today marks a very important day in the history of iraq and the united states. since 2003, our nations sought a common good rarely tried in the history of man kind, to bring the rule of law to a nation. i
obama also said. they're going to face terrorism, something reiterated by mr. panetta, challenges to democracy, challenges to the establishment of their future. and while this doesn't really make a huge amount of difference in practical terms, in terms of getting boots off the ground, as it were, that has largely happened. in terms of american involvement in the day-to-day practical sense in the security of the country, that has largely come to a conclusion. of course, the symbolism takes us...
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to the obama campaign in the name of vocal conservative colleagues. it will drive them nuts, the campaign promises. >> all right, jake tapper reporting. >>> and there was an announcement from the white house today about the president's health care reform. the government said 2.5 million young adults who were uninsured now have received health insurance because of that law, which allows children to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26. >>> and now we turn to healthy living and today, a big surprise about a drug 1 in 4 americans already taking. a statin. 32 million americans use them to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. but now, the journal of infectious diseases announced they are also a kind of secret weapon against a lethal case of the flu, cutting the risk of death nearly in half. and abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser is here. cutting the risk in half? >> reporter: this is really incredible. they looked at 3,000 people who. >> reporter: hospitalized with the flu in 2007 and 2008. 150 of those people died. w
to the obama campaign in the name of vocal conservative colleagues. it will drive them nuts, the campaign promises. >> all right, jake tapper reporting. >>> and there was an announcement from the white house today about the president's health care reform. the government said 2.5 million young adults who were uninsured now have received health insurance because of that law, which allows children to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26. >>> and now we turn to...
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obama's visit military families on christmas day. >>> that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. >> for everyone on the team, i'm vic carter, are they robin hood hackers? thieves who stole thousands of credit card accounts. and an unlikely holiday tradition, the land of the rising sun, they all rise for beethoven. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone. i'm jeff glor. scott's off tonight. you may not think we need another fancy name for a holiday shopping day but retailers think we do. megamonday joins other bonanzas like black friday and cyber monday. may sound like a gimmick, but mo
obama's visit military families on christmas day. >>> that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. >> for everyone on the team, i'm vic carter, are they robin hood hackers? thieves who stole thousands of credit card accounts. and an unlikely holiday tradition, the land of the rising sun, they all rise for beethoven. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, everyone. i'm jeff glor. scott's off...
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we have to remember that right after the obama administration which drew troops from iraq to some of those were relocated to the border of syria from jordan and in preparation of arming this conflict and possibly engaging in it as well and i think that these terrorist attacks are part of that or part of maybe a justification to say hey there needs to be a stronger military presence from abroad in order to prevent further military conflict internally in the country that could result in the deaths of so called innocent civilians the unrest in syria's dominated world headlines since march that's one of the top indeed showed nearly a whole year of news to you as well. as by the lot of time reporting from syria some of her thoughts about the crisis. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here
we have to remember that right after the obama administration which drew troops from iraq to some of those were relocated to the border of syria from jordan and in preparation of arming this conflict and possibly engaging in it as well and i think that these terrorist attacks are part of that or part of maybe a justification to say hey there needs to be a stronger military presence from abroad in order to prevent further military conflict internally in the country that could result in the...
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with barack obama just having withdrawn u.s. troops from iraq, it is hard to imagine that he would want to introduce military forces into syria. there is no u.n. cover at this time for it. the situation is evolving and i would not rule out further stations. the syrian economy is in very bad shape. secondly, we might eventually see some foreign intervention. >> what is your sense of how serious the situation is? people are talking about the country on the brink of civil war. is that your judgment? >> that is certainly my judgment. many more defectors would leave the army but they are afraid that their families would be arrested and tortured if they leave now. also, there are many civilians picking up arms right now. in fact, one of the reasons they might have been willing to let the observers in is that they would like to show them that they eat are armed. they're not peaceful demonstrators. this is after they gunned them down for months. i think that civil war is likely. unfortunately, the regime will still hold the upper hand.
with barack obama just having withdrawn u.s. troops from iraq, it is hard to imagine that he would want to introduce military forces into syria. there is no u.n. cover at this time for it. the situation is evolving and i would not rule out further stations. the syrian economy is in very bad shape. secondly, we might eventually see some foreign intervention. >> what is your sense of how serious the situation is? people are talking about the country on the brink of civil war. is that your...
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clinton's visit shows the importance that the obama administration places on the asian pacific region. at the same time, china is expanding its presence in this part of the world. myanmar is a step towards democracy has provided the united states with an opportunity to re-engage with the country. from myanmar's side, it has a strong desire for more productive relationship with the united states. it sees this as a way of growing its economy. myanmar has been a closed country and is one of the poorest in the southeast asia region. myanmar has a lot of resources, including natural gas, as well as a cheap labor force. for the government of myanmar, democratization is a means of getting sanctions lifted and encouraging investments from overseas. on friday, clinton is planning to meet with pro-democracy leader, aung san suu kyi. the meeting will be a high profile chance for aung san suu kyi to talk about her cause. she will likely want to move in step with the united states to put pressure on the myanmar government to continue the reforms. the momentum towards democracy is being driven by b
clinton's visit shows the importance that the obama administration places on the asian pacific region. at the same time, china is expanding its presence in this part of the world. myanmar is a step towards democracy has provided the united states with an opportunity to re-engage with the country. from myanmar's side, it has a strong desire for more productive relationship with the united states. it sees this as a way of growing its economy. myanmar has been a closed country and is one of the...
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he and president obama honored the dead. and for mr. obama today, a warning to iraq's powerful, overbearing neighbor, iran. >> we are partnering for regional security. just as iraq has pledged not to interfere in other nations, other nations must not interfere with iraq. iraq's sovereignty must be respected. >> he said america shot an equal relationship with iraq. the prime minister acknowledged american concern over iraq. we will not allow others to interfere, he said. president obama has kept a promise on iraq. america's military involvement is at an ent. the troops are nearly all home. about 6,000 remain there, and they will be leaving soon. a massive u.s. embassy remains behind in baghdad, and we should expect engagement that we won't necessarily hear about. and there will be aid and training programs galore. otherwise, america is leaving behind this fragile democracy while terrorism still lurks. a week ago a bombing killed and injured scores of pill grips here. with the u.n. and iraqi forces copy? much rides on whatever professiona
he and president obama honored the dead. and for mr. obama today, a warning to iraq's powerful, overbearing neighbor, iran. >> we are partnering for regional security. just as iraq has pledged not to interfere in other nations, other nations must not interfere with iraq. iraq's sovereignty must be respected. >> he said america shot an equal relationship with iraq. the prime minister acknowledged american concern over iraq. we will not allow others to interfere, he said. president...
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. >>> later today, president obama and first lady michelle obama will travel to ft. bragg, north carolina. the president will deliver a speech marking the near end of the war in iraq. all u.s. troops should be back in the u.s. by the end of the month. right now about 6,000 soldiers remain in iraq down from about 170,000 at the worst peak in 2007. >>> meanwhile in iraq, an explosion killed two policemen in baghdad. the bombing targeted officers on patrol near a hotel. this is the second bombing in baghdad in about a week believed to be by sunni extremists. >>> a local veterans group is organize a memorial for the mishandled remains of fallen service members at dover air force base. records show that cremated partial remains in dumped in a landfi landfill. the families of those service members had asked not to be notified of partial remains. they set up an account for a memorial ceremony to remember those service members much the group also wants to create a permanent memorial. >>> the two men likely to compete for the gop nomination in decision 2012 face very differen
. >>> later today, president obama and first lady michelle obama will travel to ft. bragg, north carolina. the president will deliver a speech marking the near end of the war in iraq. all u.s. troops should be back in the u.s. by the end of the month. right now about 6,000 soldiers remain in iraq down from about 170,000 at the worst peak in 2007. >>> meanwhile in iraq, an explosion killed two policemen in baghdad. the bombing targeted officers on patrol near a hotel. this is...
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the obama administration says well, that decision will be the same regardless. but they have to get headlines about it, again. it will come back and republicans will capitalize on it. the democrats got -- important here with this two month extension, judy. the state of the union address is on january 24th, on tuesday. and republicans are afraid and rightfully so that the president will be out in front of the country, out in front of the house joint session, during prime time, wagging his finger at republican members for being obstructionist and further isolating the american middle of the ground voter from tea party conservative movement. >> woodruff: and just in, a couple of words todd da will itch, what is the prospects for this two month extension they will take up in the new year. >> everybody wants it. everybody says they wants it, everybody has agreed to appoint a conference committee to negotiate it. i would not have very high hopes for that conference committee producing a result. the sides are far apart. this will probably be worked out again between le
the obama administration says well, that decision will be the same regardless. but they have to get headlines about it, again. it will come back and republicans will capitalize on it. the democrats got -- important here with this two month extension, judy. the state of the union address is on january 24th, on tuesday. and republicans are afraid and rightfully so that the president will be out in front of the country, out in front of the house joint session, during prime time, wagging his finger...
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this could seriously complicate the logistics of president obama's plan. with pakistan increasingly unreliable and with the threat of losing the space, the u.s. has been calling on other central asian leaders. this was hillary clinton on a recent trip to pakistan. president used to be regarded as a pariah in washington. but the u.s. has now lifted the ban on military aid to his country. >> 2014 is approaching. we not only need to get troops and materials into afghanistan, but they need to get a lot of high-tech equipment out. do not feel they have all of the exit routes that they need. >> president obama's priority is to end the war and get the troops home. but this deal along the way could have a difficult impact in this area. >> now to a recent arrival in scotland which is causing quite a stuhr. last week, two giant panda arrived from china. they were supposed to be showing off for the cameras. they have taken a new approach to their new-found fame. his one half of the famous and the pairing -- famous panda pairing. swee he was apparently taking a nap. -
this could seriously complicate the logistics of president obama's plan. with pakistan increasingly unreliable and with the threat of losing the space, the u.s. has been calling on other central asian leaders. this was hillary clinton on a recent trip to pakistan. president used to be regarded as a pariah in washington. but the u.s. has now lifted the ban on military aid to his country. >> 2014 is approaching. we not only need to get troops and materials into afghanistan, but they need to...
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president obama has promised that all american troops will be out of that country by new year's eve, home for the holidays with their families. >> in the coming days, the last american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and with their heads held high. after nearly nine years, our war in iraq ends this month. >> so the war ends, but as you're about to see here tonight, u.s. entanglement and engagement in iraq does not. we'll have that part of the story in a moment from our new colleague, nbc news special correspondent ted koppel. we begin tonight on the ground in iraq with more on the military withdrawal, that from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. there are now only about 5,000 u.s. troops in iraq and once they're gone, there should be no more deployments. at first, shock and awe. then years of awful violence. 4,500 americans killed. 150,000 iraqis. a dictator toppled. it's now down to this. a view today of baghdad's camp liberty, once one of the biggest american bases. now all american soldiers
president obama has promised that all american troops will be out of that country by new year's eve, home for the holidays with their families. >> in the coming days, the last american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and with their heads held high. after nearly nine years, our war in iraq ends this month. >> so the war ends, but as you're about to see here tonight, u.s. entanglement and engagement in iraq does not. we'll have that part of the story in a moment...
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. >>> today, president obama is hoping to pressure lawmakers to pass the payroll cut extension, and who will be joi get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> we have breaking news. at least 60 people are dead and more than 200 injured in a series of bombings across baghdad this morning. it was what was believed to have been a coordinated attack. the bombings come as troops pull out of the country. no group has taken responsibility for the attack yet, and investigators are eyeing al qaeda as a possible source. >>> today president obama will call on house republicans to allow a vote on a short-term pass of the tax cut. >> all we're asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences so we can do what everybody wants to do. >> the ball is in the house's court. there is a compromise available. >> if no deal is reached by the end of the year, as m
. >>> today, president obama is hoping to pressure lawmakers to pass the payroll cut extension, and who will be joi get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> we have breaking news. at least 60 people are dead and more than 200 injured in a series of bombings across baghdad...
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. >>> back at home, president obama marked the end of the conflict with a trip yesterday to the ft. bragg army base in north carolina. where u.s. troops have been involved in iraq since the very first day of the war. they're also among the final soldiers to leave the battlefield. the president hailed what he called a, quote, extraordinary achievement. >> for nearly nine years, our nation has been at war in iraq. as your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words and i know your families agree, welcome home. [ applause ] welcome home. [ applause ] welcome home. everything that american troops have done in iraq, all the fighting, all the dying, the bleeding and the building and the training and the partnering, all of it has led to this moment of success. now iraq is not a perfect place, it has many challenges ahead, but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people. >> politics always at play, though. on capitol hill senator john mccain blasting the o
. >>> back at home, president obama marked the end of the conflict with a trip yesterday to the ft. bragg army base in north carolina. where u.s. troops have been involved in iraq since the very first day of the war. they're also among the final soldiers to leave the battlefield. the president hailed what he called a, quote, extraordinary achievement. >> for nearly nine years, our nation has been at war in iraq. as your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm...
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obama will speak with u.s. troops in north carolina tomorrow as the administration marks the end of the american-led war in iraq. it follows a white house meeting with iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki yesterday, just weeks before the last american forces will leave the battlefield. the president praised iraq as a model for democracy in the region, while also warning other countries not to interfere with baghdad's sovereignty. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports. >> reporter: at first, shock and awe. then years of awful violence. 4,500 americans killed. 150,000 iraqis. a dictator toppled. it's now down to this. a view today of baghdad's camp liberty. once one of the biggest american bases. now, all american soldiers have left. only iraqi soldiers remain. they've been working with american forces so long, they even look like them now. this soldier said, i never thought i would be here. i always thought this would remain an american base. an empty lot stands where fast food restaurants w
obama will speak with u.s. troops in north carolina tomorrow as the administration marks the end of the american-led war in iraq. it follows a white house meeting with iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki yesterday, just weeks before the last american forces will leave the battlefield. the president praised iraq as a model for democracy in the region, while also warning other countries not to interfere with baghdad's sovereignty. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports....